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Really? https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deaths-worldwide-per-million-inhabitants/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronaviru

Really? https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deaths-worldwide-per-million-inhabitants/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deat... For we are doing great, but we are not the worst either. That is basically the story of the USA in general I think

minikites 6y ago
The USA is #9 out of 150 on this list, I think it's reasonable to say "almost every other nation".
oefrha 6y ago
Yeah, it’s really comforting to be the 9th worst out of 191 countries, not the worst.
- rayiner 6y ago
  France, with one of the best socialized healthcare systems in the world, isn’t much better at 15th out of 191. So I’m not sure what that’s supposed to prove.
  - oefrha 6y ago
    It means “best socialized healthcare systems in the world” have failed miserably this time for the most part. You don’t get to pat yourself on the back just because supposed peers did just as terribly.
- AlexTWithBeard 6y ago
  I tend to look at it from "who are the neighbors" perspective. Being rated somewhere between Italy and the UK is not that bad. I would be far more worried if the US had the same death rate as Turkmenistan or North Korea.
rayiner 6y ago
My point of reference is always the UK, France, Spain, Italy, and Germany, the largest five EU countries comprising 70% of the EU population. Germany is outperforming everyone, but otherwise we are right in the middle of the pack. (Ahead of the UK and Spain, about tied with Italy, a bit behind France.)
nradov 6y ago
There is also a huge variance between US states. Some states have larger populations than most whole countries, and under the dual sovereignty principle of our federal system the state governments bear the primary responsibility for pandemic responses. Several US states, mainly in New England, have worse death rates than any other countries. Others are doing much better: for example Utah has a lower death rate than 51 other countries.

minikites 6y ago

The USA is #9 out of 150 on this list, I think it's reasonable to say "almost every other nation".

oefrha 6y ago

Yeah, it’s really comforting to be the 9th worst out of 191 countries, not the worst.

rayiner 6y ago
France, with one of the best socialized healthcare systems in the world, isn’t much better at 15th out of 191. So I’m not sure what that’s supposed to prove.
- oefrha 6y ago
  It means “best socialized healthcare systems in the world” have failed miserably this time for the most part. You don’t get to pat yourself on the back just because supposed peers did just as terribly.
AlexTWithBeard 6y ago
I tend to look at it from "who are the neighbors" perspective. Being rated somewhere between Italy and the UK is not that bad. I would be far more worried if the US had the same death rate as Turkmenistan or North Korea.

rayiner 6y ago

My point of reference is always the UK, France, Spain, Italy, and Germany, the largest five EU countries comprising 70% of the EU population. Germany is outperforming everyone, but otherwise we are right in the middle of the pack. (Ahead of the UK and Spain, about tied with Italy, a bit behind France.)

nradov 6y ago

There is also a huge variance between US states. Some states have larger populations than most whole countries, and under the dual sovereignty principle of our federal system the state governments bear the primary responsibility for pandemic responses. Several US states, mainly in New England, have worse death rates than any other countries. Others are doing much better: for example Utah has a lower death rate than 51 other countries.